The Launch - Netflix

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The Launch features a new and unique format: a group of unsigned
musicians are mentored in the creation of a new original song by a panel
of internationally renowned hit makers.

Type: Reality

Languages: English

Status: Running

Runtime: 60 minutes

Premier: 2018-01-10

The Launch - Launch vehicle - Netflix

A launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket used to carry a payload
from Earth's surface through outer space, either to another surface
point (suborbital), or into space (Earth orbit or beyond). A launch
system includes the launch vehicle, the launch pad, and other
infrastructure. Suborbital launch vehicles include missiles carrying
warheads, sounding rockets carrying atmospheric instrumentation, and
high-speed passenger or cargo transports. Orbital or escape payloads
include artificial satellites and crewed spacecraft. Earth orbital and
escape launch vehicles typically have at least two stages, often three,
and sometimes four or five.

The Launch - By size - Netflix

There are many ways to classify the sizes of launch vehicles. The US
civilian space agency, NASA, uses a classification scheme that was
articulated by the Augustine Commission created to review plans for
replacing the Space Shuttle: A sounding rocket, used to study the
atmosphere or perform brief experiments, is only capable of sub-orbital
spaceflight and cannot reach orbit. A small-lift launch vehicle is
capable of lifting up to 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of payload into low Earth
orbit (LEO). A medium-lift launch vehicle is capable of lifting 2,000 to
20,000 kg (4,400 to 44,100 lb) of payload into LEO. A heavy-lift launch
vehicle is capable of lifting 20,000 to 50,000 kg (44,000 to 110,000 lb)
of payload into LEO. A super-heavy lift vehicle is capable of lifting
more than 50,000 kg (110,000 lb) of payload into LEO. Similarly the
leading European launch service provider, Arianespace, also uses the
“heavy-lift” designation for its >20,000 kg (44,000 lb)-to-LEO Ariane 5
launch vehicle and “medium-lift” for its array of launch vehicles that
lift 2,000 to 20,000 kg (4,400 to 44,100 lb) to LEO, including the
Starsem/Arianespace Soyuz ST and pre-1999 versions of the Ariane 5. It
refers to its 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) to LEO Vega launch vehicle as “light
lift”.